THE NICK YEMANA SPECIAL

In the ancient television series 'Barney Miller', sergeant Yemana (played by Jack Soo) at one point was cooking his lunch. It was a Japanese delicacy! Fish heads, cabbage leaves, cucumber rinds, celery tops ..... "come to think of it, that IS garbage". Which, somewhat less than more, describes what's in the kitchen right now. Preserved meat, smoked fatty bits, dried oysters, eggplant, cabbage stalks ..... gonna add the tomato, lemon juice, hot sauce, and noodles in a while. It is assertively flavoured with ginger and spices.
A hearty stick-to-your ribs winter stew.

If all goes well, I will not be calling in sick tomorrow.
Think of it as scrounge-experimental.
Mixed odds and ends.
Nabemono.
鍋物。

I have my doubts about the animal protein.


Later on I will perform another experiment. I will head to the karaoke place around the corner for a nightcap and a final smoke for the day (sofar, two bowls of Virginia with a touch of Perique, one bowl of a ten-year old Oriental blend, one bowl of a nicely aged pressed Latakia flake, and a short Caldwell cigar), to see if the offensive Filipino KJ is working this evening like he was last Sunday, number one, and whether it is possible to have a quite hour there without him being unbearably rude, number two. If he is, I shall expect no help from the bartender, because that chap is very friendly with the Filipino. Which means that the place is off-limits Sunday evenings going forward. Far be it from me to break up a tender bro love triangle.

A few years ago I avoided the place for a while because of a smirky bartendress.
Who now works somewhere else, and no longer goes there.
I'm just there for some quiet time.
Don't piss at me.


It's an experiment. The last smoke of the day should be a contemplative experience, usually a bowl of a Virginia-Perique mixture while outside observing the occasional stumbling loony or drunkard. I do not wish to be irritated, or treated rudely by self-satisfied snooty Filipinos.


In this life, not being treated rudely by Filipinos is a great good, a prime goal, and a valid objective to aim for.




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